zonabb Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Anything any broadcaster and jockstrap says. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 "It's just a question of who wants it more!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 19 hours ago, The Process said: Here's one: "They are going tempo" - Used when a team goes no-huddle. Did anyone ever tell the announcers that tempo by definition can be slow, medium or fast? Any others? .... I think they usually say "up-tempo" which kind of implies faster than usual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo86 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 17 hours ago, Max Fischer said: Anything Gruden said. This. Gruden would say something along the lines of "This is one of the greatest plays you'll ever see a QB make" in every single game he called. One of those plays was when an under pressure Eli Manning winged the ball straight up in the air. It happened to land in the hands of Brandon Marshall ~10 yards downfield, but only by pure luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I think they usually say "up-tempo" which kind of implies faster than usual? Yeah, you (and I) and several others are in agreement on this. I have never heard an announcer, ever, say "They are going tempo." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I don't miss Dierdorf's triple negatives and telling us excitedly that a playoff game cannot end in a tie 8 times during his last years. 14 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I think they usually say "up-tempo" which kind of implies faster than usual? yup don't fight with "that guy" insisting on Mozart music terms, he ends up with a lot of beer poured on his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruck Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 This should cover it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, row_33 said: don't fight with "that guy" insisting on Mozart music terms, he ends up with a lot of beer poured on his head. ROTFL! I would love to hear announcers trot out some music terms - "they're playing FORTISSIMO! BRAVO! BRAVO!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 12 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: ROTFL! I would love to hear announcers trot out some music terms - "they're playing FORTISSIMO! BRAVO! BRAVO!" like Hercules cleaning out the Augean Stables... Dennis Miller's stint was really bad, i like him otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills4Ever4Life Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) My brother and I have a drinking game. Any time the announcers say something that can be turned into a "Thats what she said" joke we drank. We were pretty wasted the year we had "Boobie" Dixon lol. Still, things like "Man he really got some deep penetration into the backfield". "That tight end just stopped up the line's penetration before they could explode in the gap". The list goes on and on. Try it sometime....its both hilarious and a great way to get drunk Edit: Lets throw a few more in here: "Looks like the receiver was having a hard time getting his hand on the ball" "Look at him cut in and then out and then in again, the whole time maintaining great ball control" "Boobie with the ball up the middle" "Boobie got slammed as soon as he was given the ball" ""Its about getting off early"" "Knowing you're going to get man it'd be a great time to take something deep." I'll add more as I think of them lol. Edited July 9, 2018 by Bills4Ever4Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 "He's such a unique talent" Really? Because there are probably 32 of them in the NFL at any given position. Generational talent is so overblown it's ridiculous. Zeke Elliot is a generational talent? So Kareem Hunt is an accident? Saquon Barkley is a generational talent? I guess Zeke didn't come into the league 2 years ago. Every year we hear about generational talent. That and freak athlete. Yeah, they are in the NFL they are for the most part freak athletes. You look at the pedigree of 90% of NFL players and it says Track star in HS, won a state championship in this or that track and field event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Unanswered. Notice they never use the term "answered". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 3 hours ago, eball said: Two that gnaw at me incessantly: 1 -- Adding a plural to a player's name to describe that type of player. "When you look at the Frank Gores of this league..." -- no, moron, there's only one. 2 -- Using the phrase "unanswered points" before a game (or half) is over. I don't remember when this started but almost every announcer says it now and it's just lazy. My biggest pet peeve is similar to your #1. It's when they use a player's name to describe a generic style of player - "They need a Vince Wolfork to help against the run", or "He's not a Tom Brady or an Aaron Rogers, but he can win you some games". Others: ..."in this league" "He's a competitor" "Ath-uh-lete" "Jagwires" "They have to make adjustments" "In terms of..." - Overused in general, but sportscasters seem to especially love this turn of phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 "There's no love lost between these two teams", like players are supposed to hold hands and sing Kumbaya before games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPR4444 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 "It all depends on the spot" isn't that true of every first down/touchdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 "Looks like Bob Kraft has been paying the officials again." Oh wait.....announcers have said this.....right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 On the other hand, I miss being told there are big uglies rolling on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said: Unanswered. Notice they never use the term "answered". Yes, I mentioned this one above. Drives me batty, particularly because there's no reason I can think of not to say it correctly. Did "X team has scored the last 17 points" not work? And if you want to get really creative you can say "X team has scored 17 [consecutive/straight] points" or "X team has scored 17 points in a row." Who came up with the "unanswered" crap in the first place? Death by firing squad would be too kind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Anything with the word "intangibles" in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FistingBot Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Every !@#$ing time a defensive lineman bats down a pass: "He got the big paw up to knock that one down." ...because every guy on the field has hands... but defensive linemen have paws. ? (the bear analogy annoys the **** out of me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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